Stocked

FMZ 8 · Bayly · Kirkland Lake District

Clear Lake

Clear Lake (FMZ 8) was last stocked in 2025 with 2,200 Rainbow Trout yearlings.

Records here go back to 1964: 83 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Rainbow Trout and Splake stocked here in 2021–2023 should be a good size now. See other rainbow trout lakes in Zone 8 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 2021–2023: those fish should be catchable size now
2016: 2,200 Rainbow Trout2016: 2,000 Splake4.2k20162017: 2,300 Rainbow Trout2017: 1,880 Splake4.2k20172018: 1,597 Rainbow Trout2018: 2,000 Splake3.6k20182019: 2,500 Rainbow Trout2019: 1,700 Splake4.2k20192020: 300 Rainbow Trout2020: 2,000 Splake2.3k20202021: 2,300 Rainbow Trout2021: 2,000 Splake4.3k20212022: 2,200 Rainbow Trout2022: 2,000 Splake4.2k20222023: 2,200 Rainbow Trout2023: 2,000 Splake4.2k20232024: 1,468 Rainbow Trout2024: 500 Splake2.0k20242025: 2,200 Rainbow Trout2.2k20252026
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Splake

By species

  • Rainbow TroutIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,700
    Last 10 yrs
    17,065

    Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.

  • SplakeIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2024
    Stocked 2021–2023
    6,000
    Last 10 yrs
    14,080

    Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.

  • Brook TroutHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2001
    Stocked 2021–2023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200
2024Rainbow Troutyearlings1,468
2024Splakeyearlings500
2023Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200
2023Splakeyearlings2,000
2022Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200
2022Splakeyearlings2,000
2021Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
2021Splakeyearlings2,000
2020Splakeyearlings2,000
2020Rainbow Troutyearlings300
2019Rainbow Troutyearlings2,500
2019Splakeyearlings1,700
2018Splakeyearlings2,000
2018Rainbow Troutyearlings1,597
2017Rainbow Troutyearlings2,300
2017Splakeyearlings1,880
2016Rainbow Troutyearlings2,200
2016Splakeyearlings2,000
Older records (64 stockings, 1964–2015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-05-23Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2015-05-23Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-09-23Rainbow Troutyearlings2,198Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2014-05-16Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-12Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2013-05-09Rainbow Troutyearlings3,300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-17Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2012-04-17Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-10Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2011-05-10Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-19Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2010-04-19Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-11Rainbow Troutyearlings4,300Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2009-05-11Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-12Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000Ganaraska River (TTC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2008-05-12Splakeyearlings1,900F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-27Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000Ganaraska River (NMC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2007-04-27Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2006-04-28Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-10-17Rainbow Troutyearlings2,900Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2005-04-22Splakeyearlings2,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-10-07Rainbow Troutyearlings5,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-29Rainbow Troutyearlings3,498Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2004-04-29Splakeyearlings3,300F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-06-03Rainbow Troutyearlings3,000Various private hatcheries · Put-Grow-and Take
2003-05-07Splakeyearlings3,300F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-06-11Splakeyearlings800F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2002-05-07Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-11-13Brook Troutadults350Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-11-13Brook Troutadults350Lake Nipigon (DNC) · Put-Grow-and Take
2001-04-30Splakeyearlings4,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
2000-05-04Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1999-04-28Splakeyearlings4,800F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1997-05-16Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1996-05-27Splakeyearlings1,200F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1995-05-23Splakeyearlings2,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1993-04-30Splakeyearlings4,000F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-10-15Brook Troutadults150Hills Lake · Put-Grow-and Take
1992-05-14Splakeyearlings1,500F1 Splake · Put-Grow-and Take
1991-10-03Splakefingerlings20,000Put-Grow-and Take
1991-05-01Splakeyearlings4,800Put-Grow-and Take
1990-05-29Splakeyearlings800Put-Grow-and Take
1989-06-09Splakeyearlings5,000Put-Grow-and Take
1988-05-27Brook Troutsub-adults500Put-and-Take
1986-12-03Brook Troutsub-adults500Put-and-Take
1985-05-23Brook Troutyearlings6,000
1984-05-11Brook Troutyearlings950Put-Grow-and Take
1982-05-21Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-and-Take
1980-06-03Brook Troutyearlings6,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1978-05-19Brook Troutsub-adults10,000Put-and-Take/Put-Grow-and Take
1974-10-18Brook Troutfingerlings4,000
1974-01-01Brook Troutyearlings6,000
1972-09-29Brook Troutfingerlings3,000HL
1972-06-01Brook Troutfry15,000HL
1971-05-20Brook Troutyearlings750HL
1970-05-26Brook Troutyearlings6,825HL
1969-05-01Brook Troutyearlings5,200
1968-05-01Brook Troutyearlings5,000
1967-06-01Brook Troutadults541
1967-05-01Brook Troutadults5,000
1967-02-01Brook Trouteggs50,000
1966-05-01Brook Troutyearlings10,000
1965-05-01Brook Troutyearlings10,000
1964-05-01Brook Troutyearlings10,000

Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.

Where it is

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